COVID-19 Updates
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Changes to Covid treatment system in England ‘could lead to postcode lottery’
Patients have been left confused and frustrated with no centralised system for obtaining medicines Changes to the way Covid treatments are obtained by those most at risk from the disease…
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Struggling self-employed in UK would prefer salaried job security, report claims
Mental health issues and lack of faith in government support are driving desire to change status Mental distress and financial insecurity has pushed 40% of self-employed workers to say they…
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The last stop: what happens when a US city’s subway starts to die?
Once a national model for sustainability, San Francisco’s Bart is facing a dire future as ridership slumps. What lessons does it hold for the city, and for the promises of…
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What makes Elon Musk tick? I spent months following the same people as him to find out who fuels his curious worldview
Tucker Carlson, Greta Thunberg, Covid sceptics, military historians, the royal family … What would my time immersed in the Twitter/X owner’s feed reveal about the richest man in the world?…
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Mental health among UK secondary pupils worsened sharply in pandemic, study shows
First comparative research of its kind finds those with lots of social interaction and supportive family coped better Secondary school pupils in the UK experienced significantly higher rates of depression,…
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Australia news live: human rights commissioner demands release of UN report on detention facilities
Demand comes after after a visit to detention facilities was blocked by NSW and Queensland in October 2022. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails,…
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Peak medical body labels Covid-19 review ‘half an inquiry’ after Albanese government excludes states
AMA joins human rights commissioner, legal and health experts in criticising narrow terms of reference announced by federal Labor Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
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Covid-19 inquiry will exclude state and territory decisions, Anthony Albanese says
Inquiry headed by independent panel of experts will cover commonwealth pandemic response but exclude unilateral actions of states or territories Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
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Biden announces $600m for more free Covid-19 tests in anticipation of surge
The funding will produce new at-home tests and restart a website to allow Americans to order four free tests per household The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it is providing…
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Trump and Meadows joked about Covid on plane after Biden debate, book says
Exclusive: Ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Trump ordered White House guests who tested positive to remove masks in Oval Office Donald Trump and his chief of staff Mark Meadows joked about…